fossilised

1. 1.

   set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs

   “obsolete fossilized ways”

   “an ossified bureaucratic system”

   Synonymsfossilizedossified

   Similarinflexible

Questions about fossilised

What does fossilised mean?

fossilised means "set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs".

How many syllables are in fossilised?

fossilised has 3 syllables and divides as fos-sili-sed under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.